I've killed three deer with that bullet so far, my buddy two. Pretty much DRT. Blood shot meat? Keep it out of the meat and really you don't loose any more than you would with an '06 on the same shot.
But I load it with 51.5 grains H322 for 1900-1950 FPS. In our situation there is no need to run it full throttle. I imagine that additional 300 FPS could make the bullet act differently. I guess if I was hunting out in the open I would, but ours is woods and a shot's around 50 yards is the norm and out to 200 is impossible.
People make a false assumption that every load they make has to be as fast as it can be.
Last edited by Armednfree; 06/28/18.
